Main measures concerning electricity contained in Royal Decree-law 7/2026, of 20 March, approving the Comprehensive Plan to Address the Crisis in the Middle East

The Official State Gazette of 21 March 2026 published Royal Decree-law 7/2026, of 20 March, approving the Comprehensive Plan for Responding to the Crisis in the Middle East (“RDL 7/2026”), which came into force on the day following its publication and must be ratified by the Congress of Deputies within 30 days of its publication.

I. Measures to protect vulnerable consumers

• RDL 7/2026 applies, from 1 January to 31 December 2026, exceptional discount rates under the social electricity tariff of 42.5% for vulnerable consumers and 57.5% for severely vulnerable consumers.

• It increases the minimum amount of aid per beneficiary of the Social Heating Allowance (Bono Social Térmico).

• It also extends until 31 December 2026 the guarantee of water and energy supply to vulnerable consumers, severely vulnerable consumers and those at risk of social exclusion.

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